Originally Posted by
79pmooney
This ancient guy will only ride with real full-size good frame pumps - Zephal. And any bike I own has to be able to carry one. The bummer for those pumps is not only do they have to pump my tires up but also the tires of others with more modern inflation devices that have either run out or worn their operator's arms out. (An older HPX of mine died through mis-handling on a gravel ride with a dozen others when there were many flats and my pump was one of the last ones still operating. It still pumped. I had to jury rig it to stay on the bike.)
Ben
I've used mini pumps for years and maintained that they were fine. The Lezyne Road Drive is a particular favorite. Last year, I flatted on a ride with some friends, and one of them handed me his full-size frame pump. Whaddya know, it was WAY faster and easier to get the tire back up to full pressure than any mini pump I've ever used. I bought myself a Zefal HP (just about the only one you can get anymore) and it goes with me on all my training rides. A mini pump will do the job, but a frame pump does it with less effort per stroke and quite a lot fewer strokes.